FC Volendam and Jong PSV meet at Kras Stadion, in a match for the 34 th round of the Eerste Divisie. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, played on 09-21-2018, Jong PSV won at home against (1-0). The history of direct confrontations disputed in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 4. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 03-11-2017, for Eerste Divisie, FC Volendam won by (1-0). H. Schilder (58 ‘) scored the only goal of the match. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 16 th and 5 th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 13 th best team in home matches and the 10 th best in away matches.
FC Volendam:
After 9 wins, 12 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in the 16 th position of the league, with 39 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against FC Dordrecht, by (3-4). In the last match, they tied in an away match against FC Oss, by (0-0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, usually conquer as many points at home as outside. In his last games he scored 22 goals and suffered 21 at home, against 19 scored and 30 suffered as a visitor. In the last 10 home league matches FC Volendam has a record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, so they have won 13 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (8 out of 16 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: they only opened the scoring in 5 of their last 33 matches for the Eerste Divisie, and never reached halftime advantage. In 33 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.
The Volendam struggles with a problem that we had already pointed out in previous prizes, the motivation. It is difficult for the players, because they know that even if they conquer all the points they will not get out of the same position of the table they currently occupy. The same will happen if you do not score. Before the last day, this was precisely a point analyzed and the match ended tied, no goals, against Oss. It is factual that the Volendam presents a superior performance playing in the quality of host, as opposed to its performance as a visitor. That does not mean that he will win the game, but only that he is more likely, since he plays at home. As in the previous day, there are no absences worthy of registration.
Jong PSV:
The away team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 54 points won, after 15 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Den Bosch, by (3-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against NEC Nimega, by (1-2). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Jong PSV has won 5, tied 3 and lost 2, so they have won 18 points out of 30 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 13 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that marks few times first and that only managed to open the scoring in 5 of its last 33 matches for the Eerste Divisie, of these 5 came to rest in advantage in all and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 4. In 33 matches in this competition, he only managed 3 comebacks in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal.
PSV B lost the last game they played, against the NEC, when the expectation was to achieve victory, so it was a surprising defeat. It was because at home PSV B presents its best results. The same can not be said when playing away from home, although and comparing with the registration as host, the performance is slightly higher. Keep in mind that this team does not win a game as a visitor 3 games ago. If in the previous game the only unavailability was spearhead Maximiliano Romero, who has not played for a few days now, in this game we have to consider the absence of left winger Matthias Verreth, who reached the limit of accumulated yellow cards.
